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本文格式為Word版，下載可任意編輯——國(guó)際經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)題庫(kù)5)Ifthetariffoncomputersisnotchanged,butdomesticcomputerproducersshiftfromdomesticallyproduced

semiconductorstoimportedcomponents,thentheeffectiverateofprotectioninthecomputerindustrywillA)increase.

B)decrease

C)remainthesame.

D)dependonwhethercomputersarePCsor\

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:A

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6)Ifthetariffoncomputersisnotchanged,butthegovernmentthenaddshithertononexistenttariffson

importedsemi-conductorcomponents,thentheeffectiverateofprotectioninthecomputerindustrywillA)increase.

B)decrease

C)remainthesame.

D)dependonwhethercomputersarePCsor\

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:B

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7)Ifasmallcountryimposesatariff,then

A)theproducersmustsufferaloss.

B)theconsumersmustsufferaloss.

C)thegovernmentrevenuemustsufferaloss.

D)thedemandcurvemustshifttotheleft.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:B

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8)Theimpositionoftariffsonimportsresultsindeadweight(triangle)losses.Theseare

A)productionandconsumptiondistortioneffects.

B)redistributioneffects.

C)revenueeffects

D)efficiencyeffects.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:E

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9)Whenagovernmentallowsrawmaterialsandotherintermediateproductstoenteracountrydutyfree,this

generallyresultsina(an)

A)effectivetariffratelessthanthenominaltariffrate.

B)nominaltariffratelessthantheeffectivetariffrate.

C)riseinbothnominalandeffectivetariffrates.

D)fallinbothnominalandeffectivetariffrates.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:B

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10)Ofthemanyargumentsinfavoroftariffs,theonethathasenjoyedsignificanteconomicjustificationhas

beenthe

A)cheapforeignlaborargument.

B)infantindustryargument.

C)evenplayingfieldargument.

D)balanceofpaymentsargument

E)domesticlivingstandardargument.

Answer:B

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11)Themainredistributioneffectofatariffisthetransferofincomefrom

A)domesticproducerstodomesticbuyers.

B)domesticbuyerstodomesticproducers.

C)domesticproducerstodomesticgovernment.

D)domesticgovernmenttodomesticconsumers.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:B

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12)Theprinciplebenefitoftariffprotectiongoesto

A)domesticconsumersofthegoodproduced.

B)foreignconsumersofthegoodproduced.

C)domesticproducersofthegoodproduced.

D)foreignproducersofthegoodproduced.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:C

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13)Asglobalizationtendstoincreasetheproportionofimportedinputsrelativetodomesticallysupplied

components,

A)thenominaltariffautomaticallyincreases.

B)therateof(effective)protectionautomaticallydecreases.

C)thenominaltariffautomaticallydecreases.

D)therateof(effective)protectionautomaticallyincreases.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:D

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14)Shouldthehomecountrybe\

leadtoanincreaseindomesticwelfareifthetermsofthetraderectangleexceedthesumoftheA)revenueeffectplusredistributioneffect.

B)protectiveeffectplusrevenueeffect.

C)consumptioneffectplusredistributioneffect.

D)productiondistortioneffectplusconsumptiondistortioneffect.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:D

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15)Thedeadweightlossofatariff

A)isasociallossbecauseitpromotesinefficientuseofnationalresources.

B)isasociallossbecauseitreducestherevenueofthegovernment.

C)isnotasociallossbecauseitmerelyredistributesrevenuefromonesectortoanother.

D)isnotasociallossbecauseitispaidforbyrichcorporations.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:A

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16)Apolicyoftariffreductioninthecomputerindustryis

A)intheinterestoftheUnitedStatesasawholeandintheinterestofcomputerproducingregionsofthe

country.

B)intheinterestofUnitedStatesasawholebutnotintheinterestofcomputerproducingregionsofthe

country.

C)notintheinterestoftheUnitedStatesasawholebutintheinterestsofcomputerproducingregionsof

thecountry.

D)notintheinterestoftheUnitedStatesasawholeandnotintheinterestsofcomputerconsumers.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:B

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17)Thefactthatindustrializedcountrieslevyverylowornotariffonrawmaterialsandsemiprocessedgoods

A)helpsdevelopingcountriesexportmanufacturedproducts.

B)hasnoeffectondevelopingcountryexports.

C)hurtsdevelopingcountryeffortstoexportmanufacturedgoods.

D)hurtsdevelopingcountryeffortstoexportrawmaterials.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:C

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18)Inaninflationaryenvironment,thenovertime

A)Aspecifictariffwilltendtoraisemorerevenuethananadvalorumtariff.B)AnadvalorumtariffwilltendtoraisemorerevenuethanaspecifictariffC)Anoptimumtariffwilltendtoraisemorerevenuethananescalatingtariff

D)Atariffquotawilltendtoraisemorerevenuethanaspecifictariff.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:B

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19)Theimpositionoftariffswillhelpanationattainwhichofthefollowinggoals?

A)decreaseddomesticconsumerprices

B)increaseddomesticemployment

C)increasedamountandvarietyofgoodsavailableforconsumers

D)increasedcompetitionbetweendomesticandforeignproducers

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:E

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20)Thechangeintheeconomicwelfareofacountryassociatedwithanincreaseinatariffequals

A)efficiencyloss-termsoftradegain.B)efficiencygain-termsoftradeloss.C)efficiencyloss+taxrevenuegain.

D)efficiencyloss+taxrevenuegain+termsoftradegain.E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:A

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21)TheMetzlerParadoxisaspecialcaseoftheoptimumtariffconcept.Discussthisassertion.Wouldtheoptimumtarifftendtobeahighoneoralowoneinthecasewherethisparadoxexists?Whatconditionswouldbeneededintheinternationalmarketsforacountry'sexportsforthisparadoxtoexist?Whydoyousupposeempiricalsupportfortheexistenceofthisparadoxhasnotbeenforthcomingtodate?Answer:TheMetzlerParadoxdescribesanunlikelysituationinwhichtheimpositionofatariffnotonly

improvesacountry'swelfare,butalsoimprovesthatofitsdomesticconsumers.Ifthisparadoxwerepresentthenthemagnitudeoftheoptimumtariffwouldtendtobelarge,sincethewelfaredecreasingdecreaseinimportsisnotpresentinthiscase(theimportsactuallyincrease,asworldpricesdrasticallydrop).TheMetzlerParadoxcouldoccuronlyiftheforeignoffercurvesareinelastic.Itisnotlikelytobeobservedbecausetradeelasticitiestendtoberelativelylarge.Also,wereittoexist,itsactivationbyalargecountrywouldtendtoevokeforeignretaliation.

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22)Somearguethattariffsalwayshurttheimposingcountry'seconomicwelfare,andaretypicallydesignedto

shiftresourcesfromonesectortoanother,protectedorpreferredone,withinaneconomy.Findanddiscussacounterexampletothisargument.Answer:Theoptimumtariffistheoreticallyafirst-besttradepolicy.

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23)Theeffectiverateofprotectionisaweightedaverageofnominaltariffsandtariffsonimportedinputs.Ithas

beennotedthatinmostindustrializedcountries,thenominaltariffsonrawmaterialsorintermediatecomponentsorproductsarelowerthanonfinal-stageproductsmeantforfinalmarkets.Whywould

countriesdesigntheirtariffstructuresinthismanner?Whotendstobehelped,andwhoisharmedbythiscascadingtariffstructure?Answer:Thecascadingtariffstructureisprobablytheresultofsystematiclobbyingonthepartofmanufacturing

interestsandlobbiestolowercostsofproduction(intermsofimportedinputs).Theendresultisinfacttocreateeffectiveratesofprotectionfordownstream,orfinalmanufacturingprocessesthatareoftenmuchhigherthannominaltariffsontheseproducts.Animportantgroup,whichishurtbythisareexportersofrawmaterialsandcomponentsindevelopingcountries.

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24)ThetwodeadweighttrianglesaretheConsumptiondistortionandProductiondistortionlosses.Itiseasyto

understandwhytheConsumptiondistortionconstitutesalossforsociety.Afterallitraisesthepricesofgoodstoconsumers,andevencausessomeconsumerstodropoutofthemarketaltogether.ItseemsparadoxicalthattheProductiondistortionisconsideredanequivalentburdenonsociety.Afterall,inthiscase,profitsincrease,andadditionalproduction(withitsassociatedemployment)comesonline.Thiswouldseemtobeanoffsetratherthananadditiontotheburdenorlossbornebysociety.ExplainwhytheProductiondistortionisindeedalosstosociety,andwhatiswrongwiththelogicthatleadstotheapparentparadox.Answer:TheProductionDistortionrepresentsaninefficientshiftofsociety'sresourcestoproduceagood,which

itcouldnotsellprofitablyatworldprices.Since(withfullemploymentassumed)theseresourceswereformerlyusedtoproduceexportgoods,whichcouldcompeteprofitably,thenetresultisalossinrealincometothecountry.

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8.3OtherInstrumentsofTradePolicy

1)Animportantdifferencebetweentariffsandquotasisthattariffs

A)raisethepriceofthegood.

B)generatetaxrevenueforthegovernment.

C)stimulateinternationaltrade.

D)helpdomesticproducers.

E)Noneoftheabove.

Answer:B

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2)Throughoutthepost-WorldWarIIera,theimportanceoftariffsasatradebarrierhasA)increased.

B)decreased.

C)remainedthesame.

D)fluctuatedwildly.

E)demonstratedaclassicrandomwalkwithamean-reversiontendency.Answer:B

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3)Intheexportingcountry,anexportsubsidywill

A)helpconsumersandraisetheoveralleconomicwelfareoftheexportingcountry.

B)hurtconsumersbutraisetheoveralleconomicwelfareoftheexportingcountry.

C)hurtconsumersan